Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 19th May 2026  |  Last Updated: 19th May 2026

 

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy explains how this service will collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use the website or engage these services.

Contact: Cormac@technologist

Website: https://www.it-consultant-business-card.online/

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data from you:

2.1 Information you provide directly

  • Full name
  • Email address and phone number
  • Educational background and qualifications
  • Employment history and career goals
  • Payment information (processed securely via a third-party provider)
  • Any other information you share during tutoring or career advice sessions

2.2 Information collected automatically

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on our website
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 8)

 

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and deliver tutoring and career advice services
  • To communicate with you about your sessions, progress, and appointments
  • To process payments and issue invoices
  • To send you relevant updates or resources (only where you have consented)
  • To improve our website and service quality
  • To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

 

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

Contract: To fulfil our obligations when you book or engage our services.

Legitimate Interests: To improve our services and communicate effectively with clients.

Consent: For marketing communications or non-essential cookies (you may withdraw consent at any time).

Legal Obligation: Where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.

 

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with trusted third parties only where necessary:

  • Payment processors (e.g. Stripe, PayPal) to handle transactions securely
  • Email or scheduling tools used to manage appointments
  • Professional advisers (e.g. accountants) bound by confidentiality obligations
  • Regulatory bodies or law enforcement if legally required

All third parties are required to handle your data securely and in accordance with UK GDPR.

 

6. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • Client records: up to 6 years after our last engagement (to comply with HMRC requirements)
  • Marketing data: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent
  • Website analytics: typically 26 months

When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.

 

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access – to request a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure – to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
  • Right to restrict processing – to limit how we use your data
  • Right to data portability – to receive your data in a portable format
  • Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
  • Rights related to automated decision-making – we do not use automated decision-making or profiling

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [your@email.com]. We will respond within one calendar month.

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

 

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function. No consent is needed.

Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g. Google Analytics). Used only with your consent.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

 

9. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include:

  • Secure, encrypted connections (HTTPS) on our website
  • Password-protected systems and secure storage
  • Limiting access to your data to those who need it

In the unlikely event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights, we will notify you and the ICO as required by law.

 

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing any personal data.

 

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website or services after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

 

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact Cormac@technologist.com

 

This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.